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Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
Zondervan • NIV, The Story, eBook: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People
“Genesis can hardly be said to end. In it certain things are established—the nature of Creation and the spirit in which it was made; the nature of humankind; how in what spirit the Creator God enters into relation with His human creatures. The whole great literature of Scripture, unfolding over centuries, will proceed on the terms established in
... See moreGenesis chapter 5 is exciting because it contains a list of antediluvian patriarchs whose ages and lineages are recorded. In particular, it says that Adam lived 930 years; Seth 912; Enosh 905, and so on. The last patriarch mentioned is Noah. His figure is particularly famous because it is associated with the Great Flood. Lamech, the last patriarch
... See moreMauro Biglino • Gods of the Bible
The creation of Adam, as seen in the previous chapters, occurred thanks to the [tzelem] of the Elohim, that is, by genetic engineering. We can assume that the same thing happened with Seth, so perhaps there is a continuity of intervention, which would not surprise us.
Mauro Biglino • Gods of the Bible
This age should not surprise us. Adam was a direct product of the grafting of genetic material by the Elohim. We can assume that Adam — like all the other antediluvian patriarchs — possessed the quality of longevity that resulted from the genetic heritage of the Elohim.
Mauro Biglino • Gods of the Bible
Bible study Genesis 1:1 – 2:25 1:1–25 What are the repeated words and phrases? What do they tell us about how God made the world? what God made? God the creator? 1:26–31 What does being in God’s image mean? Prince Charles once said about verse 28: ‘It is a licence to exploit the environment. It has contributed to a feeling that the world is
... See moreVaughan Roberts • God's Big Picture
The Original Once Upon A Time...
A 6,000 year project started with Bereshit (pronounced ray-sheeth', in the beginning in Genesis.
But not in a fairytale sense— In the cosmic, creative, God-breathed sense. It was perfect because God made it. But it wasn't finished. It was only the beginning.
The very heart of Genesis, of Bereshit, is "something else
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